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FWIW, Westy gets my vote, a permanent connection and containmentChase above and below damage, crimps conductors and slide pvc conduit over it.
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FWIW, Westy gets my vote, a permanent connection and containmentChase above and below damage, crimps conductors and slide pvc conduit over it.
Chase above and below damage, crimps conductors and slide pvc conduit over it.
Four layers to make it double insulated.seems all the old skills have been forgotten. choc block with 2 layers of insulating tape.must be OK as B&Q lights have this method in their manufacturers instructions.
There was a time when this would have disqualified you from being an electrician!Now my soldering skills are pretty rubbish
Or just a bit of heatshrink? Lets face it, under the conditions described, anythings going to be a bit of a "best effort". Not ideal, but just one of those situations.......Chase above and below damage, crimps conductors and slide pvc conduit over it.
I've seen those today, but I think they are designed for stranded cables, i.e. the strand's are mixed together then solderedWhat about heatshrink solder butt connectors.
For example: http://www.workshopsupplies.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d1434_Heatshrink_Solder_Butt_Connector.html
I've used these a few times, using a decent electrical heat gun with a selection of clip on nozzles, choosing a nozzle to suit. You do have to be careful to avoid overheating the joint, it is possible to char the whole joint (which means starting again).
Plus at least one glue-lined heatshrink for an outer sheath.
Absolutely, the cable has been ruptured along its length with no free play, anything is going to be a compromise. If you are confident you can make a perfect soldered joint, then fine, probably best way. But you have got to rake it all out, fix it, make it good..... There is only a maximum you are going to get away with for this sort of work, you can't take all day?The problem with crimping is that I've always found it's difficult to gat everything lined up and get the damn crimp tool in when it's half way down a wall and plastered in on either side.
The solder sleeves are easy, they come with the solder and flux already inside them like a Yorkshire plumbing fitting. You just put the (clean) wires in apply heat.
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